Tuohys Ready To End Conservatorship For Ex-Raven Michael Oher: Reports

MEMPHIS, TN — Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, whose relationship with Michael Oher inspired the movie "The Blind Side," are ready to end their conservatorship over the former Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle, according to reports. Meanwhile, Oher doubled down on his claims Thursday after he accused the couple of taking advantage of him financially in a court petition filed earlier this week.

At a news conference Wednesday, an attorney for the couple said the Tuohys plan to enter into a consent order to end the conservatorship, CBS Sports reported.

The announcement came two days after Oher filed a legal petition in Tennessee alleging the Tuohys never adopted him as they claimed and financially enriched themselves at his expense. In the petition, Oher asked a judge to terminate a conservatorship initiated by the Tuohys in 2004 — months after he turned 18.

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According to court documents, Oher claimed he only learned of the arrangement this year and is seeking to end the agreement and collect money the couple made off the erroneous story that he was adopted.

Oher, now 37, moved in with the Tuohys just before his senior year of high school and later attended Sean Tuohy's alma mater, Mississippi. In the petition, Oher asked for a full accounting of assets considering his life story produced millions of dollars, though he says he received nothing from the Oscar-nominated movie "The Blind Side."

Oher, who has never been a fan of the movie about his life, also asks in the petition that the Tuohys be sanctioned and required to pay compensatory and punitive damages determined by the court.

Meanwhile, the Tuohys called Oher's claims "hurtful," "absurd" and part of a plan to obtain $15 million from the family. In a statement released by their lawyers, the couple said Wednesday they were heartbroken by the claims and accused Oher of threatening to plant a negative story about them unless they paid him $15 million.

In the statement later obtained by the Associated Press, attorney Martin Singer said the Tuohys hope Oher regrets his recent decisions and that they can reconcile.

"In the meantime, however, they will not hesitate to defend their good names, stand up to this shakedown and defeat this offensive lawsuit," the statement said.

During Wednesday's news conference, the Tuohys' attorneys said Oher knew very well he had not been adopted. Lawyer Randall Fishman told reporters that Oher mentioned the Tuohys being conservators for him three times in "I Beat The Odds: From Homeless, To The Blind Side," Oher's first book in 2011.

The couple's attorneys also said the Tuohys and Oher had been estranged for about a decade. Steve Farese said Oher has become "more and more vocal and more and more threatening" over the past decade, which is "devastating for the family."

In a statement provided to People following the news conference, representatives for Oher said they "stand with" the former NFL player and plan to seek justice in court.

"We continue to stand with Michael and the statement he released. We also concur with his attorney, Don Barrett, we believe that justice will be served in a courtroom where cases are based on facts," the statement obtained by People read.

Oher was the 23rd overall pick in the 2009 draft out of Mississippi, and he spent his first five seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. He wound up playing eight NFL seasons, including 2014 when he started 11 games for the Tennessee Titans. Oher finished his career with two years in Carolina.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.